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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1990
Filed:
May. 04, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
William J Clark, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1HX, Scotland, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433 19 ;
Abstract
An orthodontic apparatus using an elastic member having a first and second portion fixed to anchor points which are selectively placed on anchor teeth, both anchor teeth being in the same selected dental arch and both anchor teeth on the same buccal or lingual face of the selected arch, or on the same selected posterior or anterior face of each anchor tooth. The elastic member is operative to engage and exert muscle balance, alter forces selectively either to lingual or buccal faces of the dental arches. The elastic member comprises polymer tube portions joined by bifurcated fixtures.